Senior Internal Auditor(P5)

Organizational Setting

The Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) assists the Director General to strengthen the Agency's internal oversight services and its ability to ensure management efficiency and programme effectiveness and to enhance accountability. OIOS comprises four major functional areas\: internal audit, investigation, management services and programme evaluation. OIOS provides the Director General and senior management with objective, independent and systematic assessments for the purpose of improving efficiency and effectiveness in programme delivery, improving accountability and ensuring sound governance.

Main Purpose

Under the general supervision of the Director of OIOS, the Senior Internal Auditor ensures the overall coordination of the internal audit and management services group and more directly coordinating and developing the internal audit function, in addition to performing an agreed number of assignments per year according to the approved work plan. Given their complementarity, the internal audit and management services functions are clustered into an assurance and advisory group, although maintaining their distinct mission and responsibilities.

Role

The Senior Internal Auditor is\: (1) a group leader of the internal audit and management services functions, coordinating the planning of assurance and advisory engagements, providing reviews and quality assurance to the two functions and promoting continuous improvement of business practices; (2) an examiner and risk assessor, responsible for planning and carrying out highly complex assurance and consulting activities, designed to add value and bring a systematic approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes; and (3) an expert and advisor on internal audit matters for the Director of OIOS and internal audit staff.

Functions / Key Results Expected

Under the delegated authority received from the Director of OIOS\:

• Plan and manage the internal audit activity to ensure it adds value to the organization and brings a systematic approach to the evaluation and improvement of risk management, control and governance processes, including, but not limited to\: establishing a risk-based audit plan; ensuring that the audit function achieves the purpose and responsibility included in the OIOS Charter, that it conforms with the standards of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and that it considers trends and emerging issues that could impact the organization.
• Plan, carry out and report on highly complex assurance activities in conformance with the requirements of the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and consistently with its Code of Ethics.
• Ensure effective resource management aimed to select, oversee and deploy competent and appropriate staff to achieve the approved internal audit plan. In this context, perform the administrative tasks to the extent delegated by the Director of OIOS.
• Perform reviews on the audit engagements and management reviews engagements with the aim to ensure quality and that audit objectives are achieved. Actively promote ongoing staff development by coaching internal auditors and management specialists.
• Ensure synergies and foster complementarity between the assurance and advisory activities of OIOS.
• Support the Director of OIOS in periodic reporting of the internal audit activity and the identified issues of concern to senior management and Agency Member States.
• Develop and maintain a quality assurance and improvement programme that covers all aspects of the internal audit activity, with particular reference to\: i) ongoing monitoring of the performance of the internal audit activity; ii) periodic self-assessment of conformance with all elements of the IIA International Professional Practices Framework; iii) monitoring of audit procedures and development of business process improvement plans and iv) on-the-job professional development activities to ensure that the internal audit function as a whole incorporates the knowledge, skills and other competences needed to perform its responsibilities.
• Identify professional development opportunities to ensure that the internal audit and management services functions as a whole incorporate the knowledge, skills and other competences needed to perform their responsibilities.
  

Competencies and Expertise

Core Competencies

Functional Competencies

Required Expertise

Qualifications, Experience and Language skills

• Advanced university degree in Auditing, Accountancy, Public Administration, Economics, Business Administration or related fields.
• Non-Degree Program - Professional certification as CIA, CGAP or any national equivalent is a requirement. Any other specialisation such as CISA or CCSA is an asset. 10 years of experience as auditor may be acceptable in lieu of the professional certification.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible relevant experience in assurance and/or advisory, with at least 3 years’ experience at international level.
• Experience in working with multiple sectors would be an advantage, such as international organizations, governments and the private sector.
• Experience in the following areas would be considered an advantage\: business process reviews and assessment; control assessments; performance and/or value for money reviews; functional management processes, such as accounting, general administration, procurement, etc.; managerial level experience in a professional services firm.
• Excellent partnering skills and stakeholders management.
• Outstanding communication skills, including interview and presentation techniques, with ability to effectively to discuss findings in a written and oral form to convey complex ideas in an engaging manner with clarity, diplomacy and precision.
• Unquestionable ethics and integrity.
• Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.

Remuneration

The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $84721 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 36684, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses; 6 weeks' annual vacation, home leave, pension plan and health insurance

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Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are encouraged

Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to the following core ethical standards (or values)\: Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity. Staff members may be assigned to any location. The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above. Testing may be part of the recruitment process
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